Washing-machine.



G. E. TAYLOR.

WASHING vMACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9, 1913.

L. 1 29, Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent,

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Application filed August 9, 1913. Serial No. 783,658.

to provide means for causing the space loo-- tween the inner and outer cylinders of the machine to be automatically closed when the door of the inner cylinder is open, and for automatically causing the said space to be open when the said door is closed.

The invention will be fully explained in the following specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1, is a plan view of an ordinary cylinder washing machine, partly broken away, and with my device applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view, upon the line a m of' Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the inner cylinder, and showing my device attached.

Referring .now more particularly tothe drawings, reference numeral 1 designates the outer cylinder of an ordinary rotary washing machine; 2, the inner cylinder of the same; 3, the door of the outer cylinder. The outer cylinder 1, is provided with the le s 5, which rest upon the floor 5 and a xedto each of its ends is a band 7, in which is the annular channel indicated at 8,

in which slide the circular edges of the outer door 3, a suitable handle, such as indicated at 9 being provided u on the said door..;

. As the door 4 is closed, the rod 19 is caused The respective ends of oth the said inner and outer cylinders are closed by end walls 11 and 12 respectively, the walls 11 of'the inner cylinder being fixed ,to the shaft 13, which is revolubly mounted in suitable bearings in the walls 12. The door 4 is hinged at '14 to the inner cylinder 2, and has projecting from one of its edges the strips 15. Aflixed to the door 4, near its hinge 14, is the screw eye 16, through which is loosely hooked one end of the link 17 and the opposite end of the said link is similarly connected, by the. rivet 18 to one end of the curved rod 19, which runs through the screw eyes i which marks the bottom of the opening 20, aliixed to the ed e of the inner cylinder 2. The opposite en of the rod 19 is formed into a suitable eye, through which projects the rod 21. Around the rod 21 is curled one edge of the flap 22, which is rigid with the said rod. The rod 21 is bent at each of its ends at rightangles to itself, as at 23, and

loosely connected to its terminals are one of the ends of each of the links 24, the opposite ends of which are loosely connected to r the screw eyes 25.

As above stated, the link 17 is loosely hooked into the screw-eye 16 and this looseness is sufficient to allow considerable lost motion between the said link and door 4 when the latter begins to close, so that the said door is nearly closed before this lost motion is taken up. This arrangement times. the movement of the flap 22 late enough so that its movement does-not interfere with the movement of the door 4. The

joint which includes the rivet'18 is also a cylinders, and thus prevents the entrance of clothing, especially small articles such as gloves, socks, etc, into the said space and passing to the bottom of the'outer cylinder,

whence it would be difficult to extract them.

to move in anti-clockwise direction through its scre'w eyes 20, and as it does so, the fulcrum of theflap 22 represented by the rod 21 descends while the joint between the bent remains almost in the same horizontal plane. The result is that the flap 22 moves about its fulcrum 21 until it lies practically snug against the edge of the inner cylinder 2,

the inner cylinder,- in which position it is held by the projections which close over the said flap.

portion 23, of the arm 21 and the links 24 d From the foregoing, it is believed that the construction and operation of my device will be fully understood. It will be seen that I have provided a device which at all times automatically closes the space between the inner and outer cylinders of an ordinary rotary washer, whenever the door of the inner cylinder is open. Since the danger of articles of clothing falling in between the cylinders exists principally when the clothing is being placed into and taken out of the inner cylinder,'and at this time the door to the inner cylinder must of course be open, it follows that no clothing can, under ordinary circumstances, be dropped between the two cylinders. Experience has shown that the loss of clothing from this cause is a considerable fixed expense, andthe prevention of such loss is a highly desirable and useful accomplishment.

While I have shown a particular form of embodiment of my invention, I am aware that many changes therein will readily suggest themselves to others without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and I do not therefore desire to be limited to the exact form "shown and described.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is- 1. The combination with a washing machine having inner and outer cylinders and doors in the cylinders which are adapted to be brought into register with each other, of a flap upon one of the cylinders and connections between the same and one of said doors, whereby the space between the said cylinder is at all times automatically closed whenever the door to the inner cylinder is open.

2. The combination with a washing machine having an inner and an outer cylinder which are revoluble with respect to each other and in relative spaced relation, and having doors which are adapted to be brought into register with each other, of

\means for closing the space between the said cylinders and automatic means which operates the said closing means, whenever the door to the cylinder 1s open.

CHARLES E. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

FRED P. GORIN, R. D. SMALLEY. 

